In our body, air enters the Nasal Cavity from the outside through two openings: the nostrils or external nares. The openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx are the internal nares. Nose hairs at the entrance to the nose trap large inhaled particles.

In our body, the Paranasal Sinuses are air-filled cavities in the frontal, maxilae, ethmoid, and sphenoid bones. These sinuses, which have the same names as the bones in which they are located, surround the nasal cavity and open into it. They function to reduce the weight of the skull, to produce mucus, and to influence voice quality by acting as resonating chambers. *

In our body's skull, the five major Nasal Cartilages are hyaline cartilages in the nose including the two alar (alar nasal cartilages), two lateral (lateral nasal cartilages), and one septal (septal nasal cartilage).

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